[shibumi]

Herbert’s first three novels, Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune constituted a masterwork. David Lynch’s fim was pure crap.

Several years ago the Sci-Fi Channel re-did the trilogy as two releases, combining Dune Messiah and Children of Dune into one mini series. They did a remarkable job of capturing the spirit of the books and staying true to the story.

[Smokin' Joe]

I agree about the books, but Dune was and remains my favorite of those three. Brian Herbert did a creditable job on the prequel books about the various Houses, and they were good reads in their own right. I believe he worked from his father's notes.

And yep, the film sucked.

I haven't seen the Sci-Fi channel versions, and I'll have to look for them.

Lately most of the movie length stuff on that channel (now SyFy) is a combination of bad acting, sloppy direction/editing, and occasionally a good plot idea which could have been delivered better.

[driftless2]

"film..pure crap"

The only think I remember about the film, in-between constantly dozing off, was Sting riding a huge worm.